Issue: May a Judicial Official
financially contribute to a legal aid society that
has attorneys who may appear before the Judicial
Official?

Response: Based upon the facts
presented, the Committee unanimously agreed that
contributions to a legal aid organization are
permissible in accordance with Canon 5(b) and that
disclosure of such contributions generally is not
required unless the amount of the contribution is
such that the Judicial Official’s impartiality might
reasonably be questioned under Canon 3.